Honk Honk, Beep Beep, Putter Putt

An incredibly fun and interactive story, Honk Honk, Beep Beep, Putter Putt by Rukhsana Khan and Chaaya Prabhat is a story about sharing the road.

Baba, Ibraheem and Mitu are off in Baba’s rickshaw to do an important mission. It’s important that everyone shares the road. On their adventure, they see vehicles big and small and learn the importance of watching out for everyone in the city.

Rukhsana Khan has gifted readers with a brilliant interactive story that is begging to be read over and over again. I love that readers can join in the story by recreating the sounds of all the vehicles. There are a ton of sounds in this book, reflecting the noise and activity in a big city. For readers who live in the city, they will certainly recognize the hum of their daily lives reflected throughout For those in rural communities, they will get a little taste of the vibrancy in the big metropolitan centres.

Rukhsana Khan is a storyteller, bringing her gift to classrooms everywhere so it’s no wonder that this story is so lively and interactive, just like her presentations. The beauty of this story is that it could certainly be read to a group of children but it could also be told and readers themselves can help with the telling. Sounds leap off the pages and repeated text make this book perfect for a day of storytelling joy.

Chaaya Pradhat’s illustrations take readers to India. She creates pictures that are vibrant and exultant and filled to the brim with joy. It is impossible not to feel excited and joyful when picking up this story and sharing it with readers.